Ounce of Prevention Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Jun 30, 2026
What it does
The Ounce of Prevention Act would amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow certain Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients to use funds for natural disaster mitigation activities, such as constructing or rehabilitating structures to increase resilience against weather-related disasters. It applies to grantees located in high-risk areas, as certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index or a state-maintained natural hazard risk index, provided they include mitigation plans in their consolidated plan. The bill also requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue implementing rules within one year and provides…
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